We stayed in this hotel after winning it on Priceline.
It was the first hotel of our stay and we just got of the airplane.

Just used the room for a good night sleep and we liked it
The room was clean and the staff was nice.

We didn't care about the location because we left Sacramento the next day.

My husband and I stayed at this hotel while visiting my brother in CA. His Girlfriend works for Marriott so she was able to get us a "friends and family" rate, which is why we stayed here. I have always liked Marriott, so it would have been on our list either way.

The staff is EXTREMELY friendly and accommodating. The hotel lobby and other common rooms, including the restaurant look very new, although I was told that they were scheduled to have the lobby re-modeled soon. The room was a typical Marriott room, with refrigerator and free wi-fi. The bathroom door was HUGE (this was not a handicap accessible room) and although I thought it looked strange, it didn't affect our stay at all! Everything in the room was clean and worked properly. Our room was made-up early each day (which was great for when we came back to the room mid-day for a nap and everything was fresh). The hotel is close to restaurants, downtown Sacramento and the highway. It's about 20 minutes from the airport (with no traffic!).

Our upstairs neighbors were very noisy the first night, and the front desk person was willing to switch us to another room if we wanted, but the neighbors checked out before the second night. I was pleased that they were going to move us without a fuss. We had lunch one day in the restaurant, and although the food was ok, it wasn't anything special- if you have the time, I would recommend going to a local restaurant in downtown rather than eat at the hotel. But for a convenient meal, it wasn't terrible.

The free coffee in the lobby wasn't half bad, and the small convenience shop in the lobby had a decent variety of foods "to go" (ie: breakfast bars, drinks, beer, cheese, fruit, sandwhiches, candy, etc) and reasonable prices (nutri-grain bar was $1)

The only complaint I have (and I am a light sleeper, so this may not bother you), was that the bed creaked a lot and you could hear other people in the rooms besides, above and below walk around, open and close doors, turn on/off water, etc. The only thing I didn't hear was other people's TV's and conversation.

Our children's medical center is within walking distance from the hotel so that is the main reason we usually stay here. Upon check in, with 2 young children, the front desk was unfriendly and down right cold. No eye contact most of the time. I let it slide since i just wanted to get all of us into a room. Got our room key and walked in to a room that was virtually lived in. Bed all messed up, food in the garbage. I was annoyed at best. Went back downstairs and told them about the room, and NO apology. No eye contact, just typing away on the computer., She called housekeeping, I went back upstairs and then got a call saying that we couldn't stay in that room, it was under maintenance, What??? Why did you give me th key then. ?? Got transferred to an amazing room, husband moved all of the stuff over, then received another call stating that we couldn't stay in this room either because my Mariott Rewards card wouldn't allow the upgrade. What???? What is the point of having a rewards card if you can't get rewarded... Moved a third time. Room didn't have a fridge nor a microwave, but I made them bring it to us. Next morning went downstairs to complain, and spoke to an amazing front desk clerk, who upgraded us to a studio. Unfortunately, the air conditioner was broke, so we were transferred again. Overall- VERY STRESSFULL trip and received not many apologies, I would have been mortified if at my hotel this happend so someone, let alone a family with children that are going to have medical procedures for most of the trip.

My daughter and I stayed at this Marriott with a group during a recent soccer tournament. Overall, the rooms were pleasant and clean; the beds were comfortable. The only issue we had was that one of the lamps wasn't working (probably a bad bulb). The lobby and public areas of this hotel are really open and inviting. The hotel has a very nice outdoor pool and hot tub - the kids really enjoyed that.

As for the real surprise, this hotel has a restaurant that serves good food and has a decent wine list. Several people in our group also remarked on the excellent the food-wine pairings available for dinner, which is a real bonus given that this is a Courtyard Marriott.